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mom and son living in germany while dad is deployed to afghanistan. they thought they'd won a contest to come home, and the prize? a trip to the rose parade. >> what did you have to do to win? >> my husband just entered his name, i guess, i just got a call, letting me know that we won. >> he is a soldier stationed in afghanistan. >> yes, he's in afghanistan right now. >> reporter: or so she thought. her husband, eric, was right there, at the parade. on the float, proudly wearing his uniform and making his way toward them. as mom and her 4-year-old son was posing for a picture, they then turn and an that little 4-year-old looks up, making his way over, right into the arms of his father. >> it was really great experience. the first thing i thought was, oh, my lord, i hope she's not going to slap me for lying to her. and seeing our son's face, you know, how he reacted and i was really caught up in the moment. >> reporter: a family, together again, just in time for the new year. they hadn't seen each other in seven months. the biggest smile at the parade.
mom and son living in germany while dad is deployed to afghanistan. they thought they'd won a contest to come home, and the prize? a trip to the rose parade. >> what did you have to do to win? >> my husband just entered his name, i guess, i just got a call, letting me know that we won. >> he is a soldier stationed in afghanistan. >> yes, he's in afghanistan right now. >> reporter: or so she thought. her husband, eric, was right there, at the parade. on the float,...
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and pressures inside afghanistan. i'm quite sure there were tremendous political pressure inside the united states and as we went through the process i appreciated the chance to be consulted and to be able to provide my unvarnished input each step of the way. >> sean: i'm going to get to obama and your relationship with him a little in the next segment. let me ask you, two recent announcements in relation to chuck hagel as defense secretary and john brennan cia. i have a problem and a lot of people do when, for example, chuck hagel couldn't identify hamas and hezbollah as terrorist organizations. he was reluctant to do that, or even the iranian revolutionary guard or his comments about israel which i found quite disturbing. when he goes on to say that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people and in the case of brennan, he's got issues involving the holyland case where one of these hamas guys actually got into our national security center. when you read those things, nothing your background and knowing our enemy, w
and pressures inside afghanistan. i'm quite sure there were tremendous political pressure inside the united states and as we went through the process i appreciated the chance to be consulted and to be able to provide my unvarnished input each step of the way. >> sean: i'm going to get to obama and your relationship with him a little in the next segment. let me ask you, two recent announcements in relation to chuck hagel as defense secretary and john brennan cia. i have a problem and a lot...
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we have come so far and the number one reason is because we have had all of these women in iraq and afghanistan, in these wars, fighting these wars even though not on the official front line and dyeing. 152 women have died in these conflicts, 800 wounded. >> martha, in addition to opening up a lot of jobs, what actually is the practical effect of this? how do they phase it in? are there issues they have to yet resolve once you lift the ban? >> first of all, they're giving this a lot of time. implementation not until the beginning of 2016. you're going to have -- i talked to some young male soldiers who don't like this. it's sort of like this that you heard 20 years ago, we don't want women there. it will ruin the band of brothers. they're going to go slow with this. women will want them to go slow too. they want to do it right. they want the standards to be the same. they want to look at who's qualified for these jobs because they're not going to push them into these jobs. those are mistakes they made with aviators in the very beginning. putting females in. gwen: we promised we would talk about
we have come so far and the number one reason is because we have had all of these women in iraq and afghanistan, in these wars, fighting these wars even though not on the official front line and dyeing. 152 women have died in these conflicts, 800 wounded. >> martha, in addition to opening up a lot of jobs, what actually is the practical effect of this? how do they phase it in? are there issues they have to yet resolve once you lift the ban? >> first of all, they're giving this a lot...
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building a nation in afghanistan? is that really what we're going to? >> if you want to talk about the good news of the past year, you had romney really embracing the neo-con view. you had john mccain at the republican convention talk about six, seven, eight wars that were ready to roll off the shelves if romney got elected. they are war-weary. i think they're skeptical about wars. i think they looked at that and they didn't fall for it. this election was not decided on foreign policy, but romney tried real hard to say barack obama was weak and didn't know anything about national security and the american public didn't fall for that neo-con bait. >> the only way to get his kid in uniform is to photo shop. he wasn't exactly mr. military, anyway. thank you, david corn and happy new year. coming up, the best of campaign 1, think of this as a football highlight show after the big game. 47%. the first debate, we'll go over all the hits and misses with some very smart observers. and we have the annual list of the most notable quotes of the year. the list is f
building a nation in afghanistan? is that really what we're going to? >> if you want to talk about the good news of the past year, you had romney really embracing the neo-con view. you had john mccain at the republican convention talk about six, seven, eight wars that were ready to roll off the shelves if romney got elected. they are war-weary. i think they're skeptical about wars. i think they looked at that and they didn't fall for it. this election was not decided on foreign policy,...
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-led nato raid in afghanistan. the victims reportedly died as they tried to collect the bodies of taliban fighters who have been killed in a firefight with u.s. troops around a mosque. it is not clear what caused the explosion as the fighters had already been shot dead when the blast occurred. estimates of the civilian death toll stand between seven and 16. the latest violence comes days after president obama announced plans to speed up the transfer of formal military control to afghan forces. appearing with afghan president karzai at the white house friday, obama said a transition to afghan military leadership of combat missions will take place in the spring instead of summer. >> as afghan forces take the lead and as president karzai announces the final phase of the transition, coalition forces will move to a support role this spring. president karzai and i also discuss the nature of our security cooperation after 2014. our teams continue to work toward a secure the agreement and will be guided by our respect for
-led nato raid in afghanistan. the victims reportedly died as they tried to collect the bodies of taliban fighters who have been killed in a firefight with u.s. troops around a mosque. it is not clear what caused the explosion as the fighters had already been shot dead when the blast occurred. estimates of the civilian death toll stand between seven and 16. the latest violence comes days after president obama announced plans to speed up the transfer of formal military control to afghan forces....
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and the wars in iraq and afghanistan were really high up there. so what is worth noting, all the previous defense spikes have been followed by big down-sizing trends, a 33 reduction after vietnam, 36% after the cold war. by comparison, the current reduction in defense spending is lower, 31%, assuming the defense actually takes effect. so the likely cut will be much smaller than that. during the presidential campaign, mitt romney tried to turn the pentagon defense cuts into a political liability for president obama. but polls suggest bloated defense budgets have worn thin with the american voters. a survey down last spring offered voters three options to reduce the deficit. 27% supported raising revenue. 50% supported reducing domestic spending, and 62% preferred reducing defense spending. that is quite a bit. reducing the defense spending also was popular with voters of all partisan affiliations, 78% of democrats support it, so do 52% of independents and 49% of republicans. >> joining me now is former congressman from massachusetts, barney frank,
and the wars in iraq and afghanistan were really high up there. so what is worth noting, all the previous defense spikes have been followed by big down-sizing trends, a 33 reduction after vietnam, 36% after the cold war. by comparison, the current reduction in defense spending is lower, 31%, assuming the defense actually takes effect. so the likely cut will be much smaller than that. during the presidential campaign, mitt romney tried to turn the pentagon defense cuts into a political liability...
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going back to afghanistan this evening to bring to the afghan people the news of afghanistan spending shorter and shorter with america as a sovereign independent country, but in cooperation and in partnership. thank you, mr. president for the hospitality. >> thank you very much. okay, we've got two questions each, i think, from u.s. and afghan press and then we'll start with scott wilson of washington post. >> mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an afghan security you'll be winding down u.s. troops faster tan you expected this year and as specifically as possible, how many troops do you expect to leave in afghanistan beyond 2014 for the two missions you outlined and would you consider leaving any troops in afghanistan beyond that date without an immunity agreement for their actions? and president karzai, you've spoken often about the threat the american president in afghanistan poses to your nation's sovereignty, but i'm wondering if you will be considering and working on behalf of an immunity agreement to preserve some u.s. forces in afghanistan after the
going back to afghanistan this evening to bring to the afghan people the news of afghanistan spending shorter and shorter with america as a sovereign independent country, but in cooperation and in partnership. thank you, mr. president for the hospitality. >> thank you very much. okay, we've got two questions each, i think, from u.s. and afghan press and then we'll start with scott wilson of washington post. >> mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an...
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clearly afghanistan became a quagmire. iran became a quagmire. going into countries with boots on the ground -- >> we aren't talking boots on the ground. >> what's a smart way of dealing with al qaeda's amorphous global presence in all its guises. how do you take on that organization in the most efficient, smart way? >> the way to do it is to aim to defeat them, not contain them. you saw what happened when the u.s. first went into afghanistan after 9/11, they were defeated and sent out of the country. in somalia, which is where the first affiliate sort of sprouted in somalia, which is where the first affiliate sort of sprouted up, al shabaab, it was when the u.s. backed an african force and it took five years to push back al shabaab, al qaeda's east africa affiliate, from mogadishu. now there's a president that was elected who is now being held as a success story. mali, the u.s. and the west started to do this several years ago to defeat any al qaeda remnants there, aqim, al qaeda in the islamic maghreb. then i'm told the policy changed to one of
clearly afghanistan became a quagmire. iran became a quagmire. going into countries with boots on the ground -- >> we aren't talking boots on the ground. >> what's a smart way of dealing with al qaeda's amorphous global presence in all its guises. how do you take on that organization in the most efficient, smart way? >> the way to do it is to aim to defeat them, not contain them. you saw what happened when the u.s. first went into afghanistan after 9/11, they were defeated and...
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troops would be in afghanistan after 2014, is that realistic? >> i don't think it's particularly realistic, because, first, let's go to our priorities. one is to protect ourselves by having special operations forces available to operate in the whole region. so that requires some forces there. second, we have, i think, a national interest, ourselves, and with our nato allies, to continue to train and sport the afghan sources, so they hold up, not only hold up, but get better and better and better. so there are some practical reasons why we want to stay for our own self-interest. and of course, we want to in the long run, the international community, see at least a stable afghanistan. >> okay. a couple political questions i want to throw at you. >> surely. >> chuck hagel, looks like he's going to get most democratic support, if not all 55 democrats or the 53 plus the two independents on his side. is he going to find -- are there going to be five republicans or six republicans that support him in order to avoid even the threat of a filibuster? >> i
troops would be in afghanistan after 2014, is that realistic? >> i don't think it's particularly realistic, because, first, let's go to our priorities. one is to protect ourselves by having special operations forces available to operate in the whole region. so that requires some forces there. second, we have, i think, a national interest, ourselves, and with our nato allies, to continue to train and sport the afghan sources, so they hold up, not only hold up, but get better and better and...
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there a typical experience for women in iraq and afghanistan, for american soldiers? >> guest: um, it's hard to say "typical" because it really did vary depending on the year they were serving, where they were serving and who they were serving with. um, but the stories i did hear were the most common story i heard were ones of isolation. because, as i said, one in ten troops are women, but they don't necessarily get deployed together. so many women serve with a very small number of other women, vastly outnumbered by men, sometimes even alone. i've talked to women who were the only one serving with 60 men. the isolation of serving like that can lead to a lot of problems. from constant harassment and loneliness to sexual assault and rape. and i did hear a great deal more of those stories than i expected when i started my research. gls and that seems to be a common theme in "the lonely soldier," harassment, sexual assault. >> guest: it is. >> host: who is ely painted you here on the cover? >> guest: she was a sergeant, careerer is vent, had been in the military 22 years
there a typical experience for women in iraq and afghanistan, for american soldiers? >> guest: um, it's hard to say "typical" because it really did vary depending on the year they were serving, where they were serving and who they were serving with. um, but the stories i did hear were the most common story i heard were ones of isolation. because, as i said, one in ten troops are women, but they don't necessarily get deployed together. so many women serve with a very small number...
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he is facing a pullout from afghanistan and our role in the world. guest: it is interesting. leadership, what does that mean. if you go back on the eve of the world war, the number of foreignit was well under 100. the cold war has had an enormous transforming impact. dwight eisenhower cited all of this in his famous farewell address. i think there is a legitimate that is as old as the republic. washington's generation believed united states would be an asylum for the world's oppressed. bit embeddedit was a place to which victims of liberty. there was no sense that we were values on the rest of the world. host: this question, in case youwhy is the president having two swearing-in ceremonies? according to the inaugural committee, it has happened on six previous occasions. one today at the white house, one tomorrow at the capitol. guest: it was at the height of the war. his health was failing. they did away with most of the pomp, and had the ceremony on the grounds of the white house. line. caller: will george w. bush be remembered as a good president, or a bad president? do you
he is facing a pullout from afghanistan and our role in the world. guest: it is interesting. leadership, what does that mean. if you go back on the eve of the world war, the number of foreignit was well under 100. the cold war has had an enormous transforming impact. dwight eisenhower cited all of this in his famous farewell address. i think there is a legitimate that is as old as the republic. washington's generation believed united states would be an asylum for the world's oppressed. bit...
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building a nation in afghanistan? >> here we go. we can welcome in the new year with iran. that's tough one for even me. the neocons always have a pez dispenser. there is always a war ready to come up. whether it's iran, you could wait -- here's my next one. >> if you want to talk about the good news of the past year, you had romney embracing the neocon view, john mccain talking about eight wars that were ready to roll off the shelves if mitt romney got elected. the public are skeptical about wars thanks to george w. bush and the invasion of iraq. they looked at that and they didn't fall for it. this election was not decided on foreign policy, but romney tried hard to say president obama was weak, and an appeaser, didn't know anything about national security. the american public did not fall for that bait or trick. >> the only way to get his gang of kids in uniform was to photo shop them. he wasn't exactly mr. military any way. thank you david corn and ron reagan. >>> coming up, the best of campaign '12. think of this as a football highlight show. the first debate, we'll go
building a nation in afghanistan? >> here we go. we can welcome in the new year with iran. that's tough one for even me. the neocons always have a pez dispenser. there is always a war ready to come up. whether it's iran, you could wait -- here's my next one. >> if you want to talk about the good news of the past year, you had romney embracing the neocon view, john mccain talking about eight wars that were ready to roll off the shelves if mitt romney got elected. the public are...
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but we did not leave afghanistan after this happened. this was roughly 600 days ago. we've got another 700 days ahead of us before the white house says this war will officially end, nearly two years from now. but how many american troops are left there between now and then? and what are those troops expected to do? how much fighting are they going to be doing? how much of our 11 and a half yearlong war is going to continue to result in americans getting hurt and killed between now and then? all of that remains to be decided. what is going to happen in afghanistan this year and next year remains to be decided. and a lot of it is being decided right now. and some of it is being decided in a very unexpected place. i present to you le chateau de la tour. it's not just some poncy place in the midwest that put on a french name to sound fancy. this is a place in france. it's located about 40 miles outside paris in a place called chantilly. it apparently has fine dining and live music. they have a pool table in the bar where you can play billiard anglais. you can also get hot
but we did not leave afghanistan after this happened. this was roughly 600 days ago. we've got another 700 days ahead of us before the white house says this war will officially end, nearly two years from now. but how many american troops are left there between now and then? and what are those troops expected to do? how much fighting are they going to be doing? how much of our 11 and a half yearlong war is going to continue to result in americans getting hurt and killed between now and then? all...
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didn't keep you out of afghanistan, obviously. >> it did not. it kept me from competing for jobs that i would have been well qualified for, potentially. everyone thinks about the infantry jobs that are closed off, and those are sort of the obvious ones. but we had intelligence jobs that were closed as well to female marines. i studied arabic for three years in college and farsi for my fourth year. i couldn't even compete to serve in some of the intelligence jobs that would have seemed like a natural fit. that was at the beginning of my career. then as you get into the military and start deploying, you say wait a minute, i know the policy says this, but i'm out patrolling or my female friends are running convoys or spending just as much time outside the wire as anyone else. also, all these bases are being attacked. this is a combat zone. we train for that. we mentally prepare ourselves for that. but the policy wasn't recognizing that reality. >> if this had happened earlier, again this is defense department policy, and a lot of review has gone in
didn't keep you out of afghanistan, obviously. >> it did not. it kept me from competing for jobs that i would have been well qualified for, potentially. everyone thinks about the infantry jobs that are closed off, and those are sort of the obvious ones. but we had intelligence jobs that were closed as well to female marines. i studied arabic for three years in college and farsi for my fourth year. i couldn't even compete to serve in some of the intelligence jobs that would have seemed...
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role in afghanistan post-2014. the u.s. or at least the white house is signaling it wants out of afghanistan and the white house disclosing a zero option. that is withdrawal or bust as a negotiating tactic. that's what this is. while troop levels aren't formally on the menu, the scope and size of the post-2014 force will be the focus of this trip by karzai and includes he's got meetings at the state department, and the pentagon. then with president obama on friday. security is tight. karzai hasn't been caught on camera yet. this green tarp blocked any view of the walkway to blair house where karzai will stay during his visit. the assumption is that the afghan president who's political power and life really have depended on the u.s., that he probably wants a bigger u.s. footprint in afghanistan than he'll ever say because of his own domestic political reality. asked yesterday on a conference call previewing the visit whether it's possible there will be zero u.s. troops on the ground after 2014, deputy national security advis
role in afghanistan post-2014. the u.s. or at least the white house is signaling it wants out of afghanistan and the white house disclosing a zero option. that is withdrawal or bust as a negotiating tactic. that's what this is. while troop levels aren't formally on the menu, the scope and size of the post-2014 force will be the focus of this trip by karzai and includes he's got meetings at the state department, and the pentagon. then with president obama on friday. security is tight. karzai...
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troops from afghanistan. joining me now in the msnbc studios aattia abawi and general wesley clark, general clark ran for president in 2004 as a democrat. i want to start with you, because as we were watching what took place with the meeting with president obama and president karzai. we know president karzai does want the troopses out of aftering aftering, but now this symbolic meeting and the talk that came from yesterday, what does it mean going forward for 2014? >> president karzai wants the american military mission in afghanistan to be over, he does want american troops to stay in afghanistan primarily to train afghan forces and the forces capable of taking care of their own land and analysts would disagree with that and the reason he wants american forces still there isn't necessarily to fight the insurgency in afghanistan. he's hoping he will have an effect across the border with the insurgency that he says stems from pakistan. >> general, have we met our goals there? >> do we know what our established
troops from afghanistan. joining me now in the msnbc studios aattia abawi and general wesley clark, general clark ran for president in 2004 as a democrat. i want to start with you, because as we were watching what took place with the meeting with president obama and president karzai. we know president karzai does want the troopses out of aftering aftering, but now this symbolic meeting and the talk that came from yesterday, what does it mean going forward for 2014? >> president karzai...
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the question is going to be afghanistan and scaling back the military. your response to those new comments that were in "the boston globe" of mr. frank? >> i think senator hague sell an exceptionally well qualified chosen for the posting. as a military daughter and granddaughter of an army sergeant, there's no one who knows better how to lead troops than sergeants but people in the lgbt have legislate concerns based on the voting record and the public statements he's made. >> let me play what president obama said on "meet the press" and asked about chuck hagel and the lgbt apology. >> with respect to the particular comment you quoted he apologized for it and i think it's a testimony of a positive change over the last decade in terms of people's attitudes about, you know, gays and lesbians serving our country. >> and to the president's point during the time and not to excuse comments, it was a world of don't ask don't tell. many other issues. but if you were a part of the process in grilling chuck hagel, what would be your pointed first question to him re
the question is going to be afghanistan and scaling back the military. your response to those new comments that were in "the boston globe" of mr. frank? >> i think senator hague sell an exceptionally well qualified chosen for the posting. as a military daughter and granddaughter of an army sergeant, there's no one who knows better how to lead troops than sergeants but people in the lgbt have legislate concerns based on the voting record and the public statements he's made....
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a helicopter pilot shot down over afghanistan, what she thinks about the policy change. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? happier than eddie money running a travel agency. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. to the best vacation sp(all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we've got coastline to explore and wild
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his withdrawal of troops from iraq and the plans for the removal from afghanistan is greeted with approval by the majority of americans. at the moment, obama and his refilling the test of security for the nation. although the rise of anti-american uprisings, the killing of our ambassador in libya and the success of taliban in afghanistan as minimally raise the issue of the defense of the nation as an ingredient in the coming election. is obama providing economic opportunity? he inherited the worst economic crisis since the great depression, but the president is now held responsible for a continuation of high unemployment and minimal hope for its improvement, and also for increases in the debt and deficit. his job legislation proposals are not being well received by republicans. the administration has not proposed any innovative resolution for the severe downturn in housing. and some believe he should have supported and promoted simpson-bowles deficit reduction proposal. he has not been able to significantly expand economic opportunity. how has obama used the tools of leadership? he attempt
his withdrawal of troops from iraq and the plans for the removal from afghanistan is greeted with approval by the majority of americans. at the moment, obama and his refilling the test of security for the nation. although the rise of anti-american uprisings, the killing of our ambassador in libya and the success of taliban in afghanistan as minimally raise the issue of the defense of the nation as an ingredient in the coming election. is obama providing economic opportunity? he inherited the...
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. >> for comparison, $200 million a day would have surpassed the war in afghanistan at the time. that nonfactual story about the cost of obama's trip was started by an unnamed source on an indian news web site. we can't talk about conspiracy theories without bringing up rush limbaugh. >> you've got a hurricane coming. the national hurricane center, with a government agency, very hopeful that the hurricane gets near tampa. obama is sending in fema in advance. in tampa, a bunch of rvs and stuff making it look like a disaster area before the hurricane even hits there. >> what caused the idea of a floating tax increase? it's about the need to beef up the military personnel in case civil war breaks out. here's judge hedd on that one. >> i'm thinking worst case scenario, civil civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war, maybe. we're talking lexington, concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. he's going to send in u.n. troops. i'm going to stay in front of the armored personnel carriers and say you're not coming in here. the sheriff, i said are you going to back me? he said yeah,
. >> for comparison, $200 million a day would have surpassed the war in afghanistan at the time. that nonfactual story about the cost of obama's trip was started by an unnamed source on an indian news web site. we can't talk about conspiracy theories without bringing up rush limbaugh. >> you've got a hurricane coming. the national hurricane center, with a government agency, very hopeful that the hurricane gets near tampa. obama is sending in fema in advance. in tampa, a bunch of rvs...
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a group of men and women who have been in afghanistan and iraq, who have been wounded, at walter reed, brought there by buses to come down in front and to participate in the event. the event is sponsored by citizens helping heroes. it's a 501c3, nonpartisan, and the purpose is celebrating the country's unique experience with inaugurations and peaceful transitions of power. and that is brought to you by service men and women who defend the country. >> reporter: ken, as we talk about celebrating and i was at the kids inaugural concert last night. it's a ton of fun, music, bands, red carpets. but once all this ends after the weekend, this is time to get down to business. tonight it's also really a call to action because they need jobs. we need to take that suicide rate down. how do you plan on doing that? >> awareness. there's going to be a grass-roots effort. it's going to happen in all 50 states. the veterans service organizations in america, and there's many, if you just type it into google, you can find them in your local area. and there's going to be a road show. the movie that's be
a group of men and women who have been in afghanistan and iraq, who have been wounded, at walter reed, brought there by buses to come down in front and to participate in the event. the event is sponsored by citizens helping heroes. it's a 501c3, nonpartisan, and the purpose is celebrating the country's unique experience with inaugurations and peaceful transitions of power. and that is brought to you by service men and women who defend the country. >> reporter: ken, as we talk about...
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start pushing that number downward and that's because barack obama wants it to fall after iraq, after afghanistan and then the democrats want for 25 years to spend that money on domestic education and energy. >> and of course the europeans discover you can only take so much money from defense and put it into the entitlement. >> they believe that. >> and eventually you end up bankrupt and defenseless. the europeans can afford that because they have the americans behind them. who do we have behind us? >> right, but here is the question that i have politically, the president knows because this was floated and you've written two critical columns about chuck hagel and a lot of other people have as well. some republicans have come out and said they won't support him. chuck schumer, the new york democrat said well, i want to hear his record and he hasn't come out and said he'll vote for him. so, why would the president's court a confirmation fight in this manner? >> you know, i actually think there's a psychological element. he wanted susan rice as secretary of state. >> u.n. ambassador. >> u.n. ambassa
start pushing that number downward and that's because barack obama wants it to fall after iraq, after afghanistan and then the democrats want for 25 years to spend that money on domestic education and energy. >> and of course the europeans discover you can only take so much money from defense and put it into the entitlement. >> they believe that. >> and eventually you end up bankrupt and defenseless. the europeans can afford that because they have the americans behind them....
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the united states ignored afghanistan in the 1990s and we saw what came out of that. we have been ignoring this area of africa for a long time even though morocco has been saying for many years that radical islamic groups have been growing for a while. perhaps the most prominent of them this one. he is someone who emerges in 2002, and takes 18 germans and french backpackers hostage. he gets almost $20 million as a result. he builds up a massive force from that. and through hostage taking robberies and associations with drug runners, they help guide many of the drugs ultimately boun for europe, they are getting paid fees to do that, so this group has grown through money and through violence, and they are very good at it. >> richard, aren't you overstating it though by saying we have ignored that part of the world? just yesterday for the first time in a while recognized the government of somlia. >> egypt is as far away from molly -- responsible military action is based this the heart of europe. there hasn't been much government scrutiny of the region and the american al
the united states ignored afghanistan in the 1990s and we saw what came out of that. we have been ignoring this area of africa for a long time even though morocco has been saying for many years that radical islamic groups have been growing for a while. perhaps the most prominent of them this one. he is someone who emerges in 2002, and takes 18 germans and french backpackers hostage. he gets almost $20 million as a result. he builds up a massive force from that. and through hostage taking...
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i hope he's going to continue to support the notion of an early withdrawal from afghanistan, not keep 20,000 troops there forever at a cost of billions, and finally i think it's time to re-examine a nuclear deterrent which we still maintain basically at the strength we needed to defeat a fully nuclear armed soviet union and the troops in europe. i misspoke when i said pull the troops out of nato. i want us to stay in nato but let the western european nations keep the troops in western europe. let's have a genuine cooperation, not a one-sided deal where america gives, frankly, all our wealthy allies a free ride. >> do you think we can go in the direction we seem to be going? you follow this more than i do. the whole idea of drones and avoiding big commitments of ground troops but winning the wars by knocking out the bad guys with rockets going through their windows with their names on them. is that a good way for americans to fight the wars without people but with high-tech? >> no. a better way is not to fight wars we shouldn't fight. i was just reading today an article, i was a day or
i hope he's going to continue to support the notion of an early withdrawal from afghanistan, not keep 20,000 troops there forever at a cost of billions, and finally i think it's time to re-examine a nuclear deterrent which we still maintain basically at the strength we needed to defeat a fully nuclear armed soviet union and the troops in europe. i misspoke when i said pull the troops out of nato. i want us to stay in nato but let the western european nations keep the troops in western europe....
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i expect this will be difficult with afghanistan as well. jon: the president has reportedly considered plans to leave maybe 3000, maybe 9,000 troops in afghanistan but there are commanders in the field said you need a lot more than that. where, if they come up with say, even that lower number, 3000, is that enough to get any kind of a job done? >> it seems unlikely, jon. unwith of the goals from the decade-long effort to stop terrorists from establishing a foothold in afghanistan again. the national security forces can not do that on their own. they need assistance from u.s. forces still. without a sizable force there along the lines the administration was originally talk about, like 30,000 troops, it is hard to imagine that happening. jon: but the president is full of glowing words about, you know, what we've accomplished in afghanistan and the potential future of the afghan government. he also says we have decapitated al qaeda. is he looking at all this through rose-colored glasses, michael? >> well of course, jon, politics comes into this
i expect this will be difficult with afghanistan as well. jon: the president has reportedly considered plans to leave maybe 3000, maybe 9,000 troops in afghanistan but there are commanders in the field said you need a lot more than that. where, if they come up with say, even that lower number, 3000, is that enough to get any kind of a job done? >> it seems unlikely, jon. unwith of the goals from the decade-long effort to stop terrorists from establishing a foothold in afghanistan again....